SEAN FERRY is an award winning bilingual Director/Editor (English/Spanish) who works comfortably in commercial, corporate and documentary environments.

Sean's professional interests began at an early age. He took a photography course and learned the art of telling stories with pictures. Later, having studied journalism in Colombia, South America, his investigation of its urban network helped sharpen his communication skills. And as a musician, he understands the rhythm needed to create compelling edits.

Sean's career in production started at Macy's Satellite Network, where he learned the fine art of live broadcasts and field shoots. He became AVID certified and strengthened his knowledge of Final Cut Pro. Having evolved to a Producer/Director at Macy's, Sean was looking to diversify his project experience. He left Macy's to focus on video prototyping at the world renown design firm, IDEO. With his varied experience, he began to freelancing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He now lives in New York City.

In 2006 he shot co-directed and edited the Colombian documentary "Sanpachando" which won "Best Documentary" at the St. Louis Filmmakers' Showcase. He is currently working on "Cultural Samurai", which speaks to the art of Zen and a life lived by the sword.

Most recently, he edited the online videos for the new SONY STYLE launch. And he is now exploring web-based media with MONO; telling short stories about the daily life of musicians.

AWARDS:

Winner: "Sanpachando" Best Documentary-St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase 2007

Telly 2002 Finalist

Communicator 2001 Finalist

WORK EXPERIENCE:

FOUR ONES MEDIA: (2005- present) Director/Editor/Videographer. Create multi-media productions for clients to present branded stories.

IDEO: (2004-5) - Director/Editor- Video prototyping for various projects to enhance client presentations and design frameworks.

MACY'S SATELLITE NETWORK: (1999-2004) Producer/Director - Worked in all facets of production specializing in award winning corporate communications.

Clients include:

Sony, MAC, Wells Fargo, MONO, Marriott, Tommy Hilfiger, Odopod, YMCA, Committed 2 Community, Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco, Freebord, Icon, UCSF Medical Center, Macy's, 1185 Design

EDUCATION:

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia, South America (1998) Postgraduate studies in Urban Journalism, UNESCO sponsored program. Thesis: "La Ruta Circular:Chrónicas" chronicles and photographs

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (1996) BA Communication Arts. Emphasized television, radio and film media.

Saint Louis University, Madrid, Spain (1994-5) Year abroad, Spanish Language/Art History

PRODUCTION SKILLS:

AVID (BAVC certified), Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, DVD Studio Pro

Languages: Spanish (near native), Japanese (beginning)